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Paperback. Drawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to "Sri Lankanize" commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFD; JFFT; JHM; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430416
- ISBN
- 9780226430416
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Offers a tour of the world of a professional broadcaster. This book narrates a day in the life of a host and lays out the nuts and bolts of production. It also explains the importance of writing the way you speak, and reveals how NPR books guests ranging from world leaders to neighborhood newsmakers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431789
- ISBN
- 9780226431789
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Starting with music publishers' efforts to stamp out bootleg compilations of lyric sheets in 1929, this title details nearly a century of disobedient music distribution, from song sheets to MP3s. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JKV; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431833
- ISBN
- 9780226431833
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.34
€ 41.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. Focusing on the costs and benefits of two important instruments of economic policy, this title explores the trade-offs between litigation and regulation, the circumstances in which one approach may outperform the other, and the principles that affect the choice between addressing particular economic activities with one system or the other. Editor(s): Kessler, Daniel P. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; LBBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226432205
- ISBN
- 9780226432205
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Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 83.18
€ 99.82
€ 83.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJF; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437767
- ISBN
- 9780226437767
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.68
€ 36.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. Emphasizes the need for a multicultural - rather than homogenizing - approach and offers ideas for turning the workplace into a more interactive community for everyone who works there. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449579
- ISBN
- 9780226449579
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.99
€ 26.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. Presents a history of family farming, general incorporation laws, mortgage payments, inheritance practices, office systems, and risk management - an inventory of the means by which capitalism became America's revolutionary tradition. This title includes a collection of essays. Editor(s): Zakim, Michael; Kornblith, Gary J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451107
- ISBN
- 9780226451107
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.64
€ 43.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. An interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBL; JKS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453668
- ISBN
- 9780226453668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. An analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the World Trade Organization. Papers address the WTO's institutional capacity, the resources available to the secretariat, policy issues facing the WTO, and the WTO's relationship with transition and developing countries. Num Pages: 426 pages, 5 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226454498
- ISBN
- 9780226454498
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Focuses on such areas as: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being. Editor(s): Kruse, Douglas L.; Freeman, Richard B.; Blasi, Joseph R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 line drawings, 94 tables. BIC Classification: KCF; KFFM; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456676
- ISBN
- 9780226456676
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.83
€ 52.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. This text disputes the laissez-faire direction of both economic theory and practice that has gained prominence since the mid-1970s. Dissenting voices, the author argues, have been drowned out by a sea of circular arguments and complex mathematical models that ignore real-world conditions. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCH; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465555
- ISBN
- 9780226465555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. If economics is about the allocation of resources, then what is the most precious resource in our information economy? Certainly not information, for we are drowning in it. No, what we are short of is the attention to make sense of that information. This title traces our move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. Num Pages: 326 pages, 27 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: KC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468679
- ISBN
- 9780226468679
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.11
€ 24.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Leavitt, Harold J.; Pondy, Louis R. Num Pages: 784 pages, 40 figures, 21 tables. BIC Classification: JM; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469928
- ISBN
- 9780226469928
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Leigh, Robert D. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226471358
- ISBN
- 9780226471358
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This title offers contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Editor(s): Lerner, Josh A.; Stern, Scott. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 632 pages, 1 halftone, 49 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCD; KCM; PDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473031
- ISBN
- 9780226473031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.36€ 119.92
€ 147.36
€ 119.92
Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, xxiv, 224 p., 8 halftones, 15 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226521985
- ISBN
- 9780226521985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. High-profile corporate scandals - such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Liverdoor in Japan - demonstrate challenges to the legal regulation of business practices in capitalist economies. This book examines contemporary corporate governance crises in six countries. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCS; LAM; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226525280
- ISBN
- 9780226525280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Bookselling has evolved from an arena dominated by independent bookstores to one in which chain stores have significant market share. Yet unlike other retail industries, bookselling should be "above" questions of profit. This work investigates what drives this belief and how it is affected by the changing retail environment. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; KCCD; KNPR; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226525914
- ISBN
- 9780226525914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. Merton Miller, winner of the 1990 Noble Prize for Economics, is the Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226526232
- ISBN
- 9780226526232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.37
€ 47.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFK; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531090
- ISBN
- 9780226531090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.30
€ 47.99
€ 37.30